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Zhou Tian (Chow Sheng-qi), who lost his wife at a young age and lives alone with his son, is desperately poor, to the point where he survives through manual labor, but to ensure that his son Zhou Xiaodi (Xu Qiao) can live well, he sends him to an expensive private school called an aristocratic school. However, Xiaodi is ostracized by his friends and ignored by his teachers because he is poor. Zhou Tien, who was digging through a pile of trash to find at least some decent sneakers for his son, finds a green, ball-like object and presents it to Xiao Di. After learning that this green object is an alien life form, Xiaodi names it ‘Yangkang 7’ and hopes that Yangtze 7 will change his current life with supernatural powers. Xiaodi is disappointed and scolds Yangjiang 7, who is not as helpful as expected, but Yangjiang 7 pulls off a great miracle at a critical moment…
◆ subject:
This movie has too many educational elements to be considered a simple comedy science fiction movie. Through the father and son Zhou Tian and Xiaodi, who do not lose hope and persevere even in difficult situations, they show strong family love and will and perseverance that do not give in to discrimination, and provide fun and cuteness through the alien life form ‘Yangkang 7’. At the same time, it delivers a hopeful message. In addition, it indirectly criticizes inequality in education due to the gap between rich and poor and lookism.
◆ Impression points:
Stephen Chow, known as the king of Hong Kong comedy films, produced, directed, wrote and starred in the film. <장강7호>is a film where you can enjoy Stephen Chow’s first and last performance as a father. Stephen Chow said in an interview that he was inspired by director Steven Stillberg’s film, and that he captured his experience of begging to buy toys he wanted as a child and his longing for his father in the film. This is expressed in the form of the cute alien life form Yangtze 7 and Zhou Tian, a father who is devoted to his son Zhou Xiaodi because he does not want to pass down poverty. The performance of Xu Qiao, who plays Zhou Tian’s son Zhou Xiaodi, is also noteworthy. The girl who was selected after beating over 10,000 competitors who tried to play the role of Xiaodi for about 20 months is evaluated as having perfectly played the role of the boy Xiaodi. In addition, the natural special effects technology depicting the Yangtze River No. 7 cannot be missed. Cute character designs, various facial expressions, and the delicacy of even the tip of a fur are vividly realized.
◆ director:
Stephen Chow, a screenwriter, director, actor and film producer, was born in Hong Kong on June 22, 1962, and entered the entertainment industry in 1980 when he became an extra actor on Hong Kong TVB. He made his debut by appearing in a minor role in the 1981 drama When Mature, and moved on to a minor role as an actor before appearing in the 1988 film. <포풍한자>debuts in the film industry. In the same year, he was noticed by director and actor Lee Soo-hyun and directed by Hwang Baek-moon. <벽력선봉>He made his name known by appearing in and winning the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 25th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards. 1990 action comedy directed by Ryu Jin-wi <도성>Stephen Chow began to gain fame as a comedy actor by playing the lead role for the first time in <도협1, 2>, <도학위룡1, 2, 3>, <녹정기1, 2>, <무장원 소걸아>He has appeared in dozens of films, and stands tall as the king of comedy films. 1994 <국산능능칠(국내명: 007 북경특급)>Stephen Stephens, who made his directorial debut by directing, writing, and starring in <파괴지왕>, <식신>, <희극지왕>etc. were produced. The first solo production in 2001 <소림축구>It won Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Picture at the 21st Hong Kong Golden Film Festival in 2002, Best Picture at the 8th Hong Kong Film Critics Association, and Best Picture at the 7th Hong Kong Golden Film Festival. In 2004, director Ryu Jin-wi participated in the production. <쿵푸(국내명: 쿵푸허슬)>He produced, directed, wrote, and starred in , winning Best Picture at the 24th Hong Kong Golden Horse Film Festival and Best Picture at the 42nd Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival in 2005, and was nominated for various film festivals. 2008 comedy science fiction film <장강7호(CJ7)>It earned 51.4 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong alone, ranked first in the annual box office, and achieved a cumulative box office hit of 203 million yuan in mainland China. <장강7호(CJ7)>Stephen Chow, who last devoted himself to directing and production as a lead actor, directed in 2016.<미인어>It surpassed 3 billion yuan in box office sales for the first time in mainland China just 19 days after its release, and set numerous new records, including exceeding 100 million cumulative viewers and ranking first in all-time box office records.
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